225/50 R16 - Best premium summer tyres 2025 | TheTyreLab.com

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225/50 R16 premium tyre test

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Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

2. Continental ContiPremiumContact 5 87%

3. Continental PremiumContact 6 86%

4. Michelin Primacy 4 80%

5. Vredestein Ultrac Satin 77%

6. Michelin Primacy 4+ 77%

7. Pirelli Cinturato P7 76%

8. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 73%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

2. Vredestein Ultrac Satin 86%

3. Continental ContiPremiumContact 5 85%

4. Michelin Primacy 4+ 76%

5. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%

6. Pirelli Cinturato P7 74%

7. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 71%

8. Michelin Primacy 4 67%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Continental PremiumContact 6 92%

2. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 92%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

4. Pirelli Cinturato P7 87%

5. Michelin Primacy 4 83%

6. Michelin Primacy 4+ 82%

7. Continental ContiPremiumContact 5 81%

8. Vredestein Ultrac Satin 80%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Vredestein Ultrac Satin 88%

2. Michelin Primacy 4+ 82%

3. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 82%

4. Michelin Primacy 4 81%

5. Pirelli Cinturato P7 79%

6. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 79%

7. Continental ContiPremiumContact 5 76%

8. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%

Costs

1. Michelin Primacy 4 90%

2. Michelin Primacy 4+ 82%

3. Continental PremiumContact 6 81%

4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 78%

5. Pirelli Cinturato P7 73%

6. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 69%

7. Vredestein Ultrac Satin 67%

8. Continental ContiPremiumContact 5 64%

Price

225/50 R16 tyre ranking based on test results

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.

#	Name		Our rating	Tested in this dimension	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2		77.8% 76.8% 77.5%		Autobild 2024	Premium	£139 92 Y
2.	Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7		86% 92.3% 80.7%		Autobild 2022	Premium	£140 92 Y
3.	Michelin Primacy 4! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 4+		80.1% 83.2% 81%		GTÜ 2021	Premium
4.	Michelin Primacy 4+! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 5		77.1% 81.6% 87.8%		TYRE REVIEWS 2025	Premium
5.	Michelin Pilot Sport 4! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport 5		89.4% 89.3% 79.1%		Autobild 2022	Premium	£179 92 Y
6.	Pirelli Cinturato P7		76.2% 86.7% 80.8%		ACE 2024	Premium
7.	Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125! Newer model available: Hankook Ventus Prime 4		73.1% 92% 80.3%		Teknikens 2020	Premium	£146 92 V + 2
8.	Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance! Newer model available: Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2		82.7% 85.1% 78.7%		Autozeitung 2018	Premium

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